Published: April 17, 2008 03:21 pm         

CVTC students place at state FCCLA competition

Two students from Canadian Valley Technology Center’s Early Care and Education program competed recently at the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America state competitive events in Stillwater.

Shelby Young, Am-Po High School senior, took third place honors in the Job Interview- Occupational division. Participants in this competition are recognized for their ability to utilize their interpersonal and communication skills to effectively participate in an interview and to convey an understanding of job requirements. Young is a first-year student in CVTC’s Early Care and Education program.

Khiry Marzette, Chickasha High School senior, competed in the Children’s Literature category. In this event the participant demonstrates acceptable and creative techniques while presenting a selected piece of children’s literature. Marzette is a second-year student in the Early Care and Education program.

Family and Consumer Sciences Education, and its affiliated student organization FCCLA, are integral components in the CareerTech system. This national student organization helps young men and women become leaders and address important personal, family, work, and societal issues. More than 13,000 students in 430 chapters on Oklahoma high school and technology center campuses are members of FCCLA.

FCCLA is one of seven CareerTech student organizations affiliated with CareerTech programs. The other six include FFA and Agricultural Education, DECA and Marketing Education, HOSA and Health Careers Education, Business Professionals of America and Business and Information Technology Education, Technology Student Association and Technology Education, and SkillsUSA and Trade and Industry Education.